Never knowingly undersolved
Filbert is one of the more recent to join the merry band of Independent setters, and this is the first time the nutty one has been seen on a Saturday. I have only … Read more >>
This is my first blog of a Phi puzzle in 2019. As ever it is a pleasant task. I can’t see any link between any of the entries, but experience … Read more >>
Not the world’s easiest crossword, but it is Thursday after all. No complaints though: a whole lot of very nice clues, and the only holdups were the result of my own incompetence.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
Since October we have been alternating with Duncan when it comes to blogging Serpent’s puzzles. Not that we are complaining. We have come to expect some great surfaces and some head scratching moments and this puzzle was no exception.
Punk has provided this Tuesday’s cruciverbal challenge. I realised this morning that it has been a long time since it last fell to me to blog a crossword by Punk, so this honour … Read more >>
An absorbing puzzle from Eccles which had an interesting mix of conventional and pop culture clues.
The puzzle can be found here. Hi everyone. I hope your year has got off to a good start. Peter seems to be in a party mood this January, bringing us sexy fun, a large bottle of … Read more >>
Happy New year to one and all. Dalibor is today’s setter. A new setter for my 200th blog. A thoroughly enjoyable puzzle and just the right level to awaken the sleepy brain cells … Read more >>
Phi just goes on producing, doesn’t he. Nothing much to say about this except the usual praise for the setter. But 21dn is still a problem.
Definitions in maroon, underlined. Anagram indicators in italics.
A good Thursday challenge from Klingsor.
Tees has provided our second puzzle of 2019 and my first opportunity to blog. After some rather taxing Christmas puzzles, it was a relief to find Tees’ latest puzzle here today, to ease … Read more >>
Nimrod ushers in 2019 with a challenging puzzle and the parsing of one entry still eludes me. Those of you who solved Eimi’s puzzle of yesterday may have experienced a … Read more >>
The player-manager pulls on the shirt to take the field for the final game of the year. Will it be a puzzle of two halves? Will the solver be over the moon on … Read more >>
Hoskins brings us the last IoS crossword of the year. I have been a fan of this setter and his style since he came on the scene a few years ago, but I … Read more >>
Friends, Romans, Crossword-men (and women), lend me your beers…I come to praise Wire, not to bury him… I think this my first Wire solve/blog – and most enjoyable it was too. A veritable … Read more >>